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More than 1,500 Rocky Horror fans "thrash" time warp record
Oct 31, 2009, 17:44 GMT
London - Some 1,570 fans of the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show gathered in the southern English coastal city of Brighton on Saturday to break the Guinness world record for the largest Time Warp dance, organizers reported.
The event was led by the show's writer Richard O'Brien, who said he was 'over the moon' over the accomplishment.
Fans who flocked to the event were recruited through the show's website, social networking sites and a recent appeal on a British television show.
The previous official Guinness world record was set in July 2008 when 192 people danced the Time Warp in Staffordshire, England, but an unofficial attempt took place in Melbourne, Australia in September 2008 involving 1,050 people.
Ben Chamberlain, spokesman for the Rocky Horror production, said: 'We absolutely thrashed the official record and beat the Melbourne attempt as well.'
Chamberlain said footage from Saturday's event would be handed to Guinness World Records and he was 'confident' the attempt would be officially ratified.
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